Multicultural Theology and New Evangelization

Van Nam Kim

Multicultural Theology and New Evangelization sheds light on the central role of multiculturalism in the Catholic Church of the third millennium. In this book, Van Nam Kim addresses the challenges of new evangelization in the multicultural communities of the Church. Kim answers questions regarding how Catholics can fulfill their evangelical mission and looks at the special roles of religious sisters and lay Catholics, particularly women, in the Church. He also examines new procedures for forming future priests and the obligations of priests serving outside their homelands. Multicultural Theology and New Evangelization will inspire the Church hierarchy, seminary formators, priests, and the laity to rethink current approaches to Christian life and evangelization.

Van Nam Kim, S.S., is a Vietnamese-American who has lived in Australia, Europe, and North America at various times since 1981. He was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1990 and has served in several multicultural parishes and seminaries. Kim holds a S.T.D. from Louvain University in Belgium. His previous works include A Church of Hope (2005). Kim currently serves at St. Joseph Seminary in Edmonton, Canada.

AbbreviationsForewordAcknowledgementIntroductionChapter I—Culture and Multiculturalism1. Culture and Enculturation2. Multicultural Society3. Inculturation in Multicultural SocietyChapter II—Jesus Christ and Multiculturalism1. Christ and Culture2. Jesus Fulfills the Culture3. Jesus Creates a New CultureChapter III—Trinitarian Community and Human Community1. Trinity as ‘Communio’2. Trinity Loves Human Community3. Trinity Shares with Human Culture4. God’s Self-Revelation through Language and CultureChapter IV—Community of the Church1. Foundation of the Communion of the Church2. Universal Unity in Diversity3. Unity and Diversity within the Local Church4. All for the Ecclesial Communio (koinonia)Chapter V—Bishops and Their Multicultural Flock1. Bishops with Their Priests2. Bishops and Their FaithfulChapter VI—Priests in Communion1. Priests in Communion with Jesus Christ2. Priests with Their Bishops and Presbyterate3. Priests and Multicultural Parish Community4. International Priests and Parish CommunityChapter VII—Priestly Formation in the Third Millennium1. Rethinking Priestly Formation2. Fundamentals in Priestly Formation3. Forming Future Priests in North AmericaChapter VIII—New Evangelization and Multiculturalism1. Biblical and Theological Foundation of Evangelization2. New Evangelization and Inculturation3. Praxis of New EvangelizationChapter IX—Kingdom of God1. The Church and the World2. Kingdom of God3. The Church and the World in the Kingdom of GodConclusionBibliography

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Multicultural Theology and New Evangelization sheds light on the central role of multiculturalism in the Catholic Church of the third millennium. In this book, Van Nam Kim addresses the challenges of new evangelization in the multicultural communities of the Church. Kim answers questions regarding how Catholics can fulfill their evangelical mission and looks at the special roles of religious sisters and lay Catholics, particularly women, in the Church. He also examines new procedures for forming future priests and the obligations of priests serving outside their homelands. Multicultural Theology and New Evangelization will inspire the Church hierarchy, seminary formators, priests, and the laity to rethink current approaches to Christian life and evangelization.

Van Nam Kim, S.S., is a Vietnamese-American who has lived in Australia, Europe, and North America at various times since 1981. He was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1990 and has served in several multicultural parishes and seminaries. Kim holds a S.T.D. from Louvain University in Belgium. His previous works include A Church of Hope (2005). Kim currently serves at St. Joseph Seminary in Edmonton, Canada.

Table of Contents

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AbbreviationsForewordAcknowledgementIntroductionChapter I—Culture and Multiculturalism1. Culture and Enculturation2. Multicultural Society3. Inculturation in Multicultural SocietyChapter II—Jesus Christ and Multiculturalism1. Christ and Culture2. Jesus Fulfills the Culture3. Jesus Creates a New CultureChapter III—Trinitarian Community and Human Community1. Trinity as ‘Communio’2. Trinity Loves Human Community3. Trinity Shares with Human Culture4. God’s Self-Revelation through Language and CultureChapter IV—Community of the Church1. Foundation of the Communion of the Church2. Universal Unity in Diversity3. Unity and Diversity within the Local Church4. All for the Ecclesial Communio (koinonia)Chapter V—Bishops and Their Multicultural Flock1. Bishops with Their Priests2. Bishops and Their FaithfulChapter VI—Priests in Communion1. Priests in Communion with Jesus Christ2. Priests with Their Bishops and Presbyterate3. Priests and Multicultural Parish Community4. International Priests and Parish CommunityChapter VII—Priestly Formation in the Third Millennium1. Rethinking Priestly Formation2. Fundamentals in Priestly Formation3. Forming Future Priests in North AmericaChapter VIII—New Evangelization and Multiculturalism1. Biblical and Theological Foundation of Evangelization2. New Evangelization and Inculturation3. Praxis of New EvangelizationChapter IX—Kingdom of God1. The Church and the World2. Kingdom of God3. The Church and the World in the Kingdom of GodConclusionBibliography